Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Salisb.) Reichenb. (Ericaceae) in the late quaternary of western Europe

Whittington, Graeme

doi:10.1016/0277-3791(94)90103-1

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“…Walker pers.comm.). This species has been reported from Early Devensian interstadial deposits in Scotland (Whittington, 1994), but at much lower altitudes.…”

Section: East Of Invernessmentioning

confidence: 61%

Middle to Late Devensian glaciation of north‐east Scotland: implications for the north‐eastern quadrant of the last British–Irish ice sheet

Merritt

Connell

Hall

2016

J Quaternary Science

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We present a review of over 175 years of research into the Middle to Late Devensian (Weichselian) glaciation of north-east Scotland based crucially on both its lithostratigraphic and geomorphic records. The location of the region, and surrounding seabed, makes this unusually detailed record significant for deciphering the former interactions and dynamics of Scottish and Scandinavian ice within the North Sea Basin (NSB), which continue to be controversial. A twelve-stage event stratigraphy is proposed based on a parsimonious interpretation of stratigraphic relationships, till lithology and regional clast fabrics, striae, subglacial bedforms, ice-marginal features and published geochronometry at critical sites. The record of regional glaciation supports converging evidence that the north-eastern quadrant of the last British and Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) reached its maximum spatial extent in the late Middle-to early Late Devensian and later re-expanded following widespread internal glacial reorganisations, marine transgression and partial retreat from the central NSB. Retreat was interrupted by several glacial readvances of limited extent. Fieldcaptured data helps identify important events that are not clearly resolved from remote sensing alone, particularly regarding growth phases of the last glaciation.

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“…Walker pers.comm.). This species has been reported from Early Devensian interstadial deposits in Scotland (Whittington, 1994), but at much lower altitudes.…”

Section: East Of Invernessmentioning

confidence: 61%

Middle to Late Devensian glaciation of north‐east Scotland: implications for the north‐eastern quadrant of the last British–Irish ice sheet

Merritt

Connell

Hall

2016

J Quaternary Science

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“…Bruckenthalia has also been found at Crossbrae Farm and Camp Fauld in northeast Buchan (Fig. 1) in deposits that may be Early Devensian (Whittington et al, , 1998Whittington, 1994). In so far as the Burn of Benholm organic sediments are clearly not of interglacial affinity, an Early Devensian interstadial age seems more likely for these deposits also.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Turner, 1970;Menke and Behre, 1973;Phillips, 1976;Hall, 1980), although the species appears to be more typically associated with Early Weichselian/Early Devensian Interstadial deposits (e.g. Anderson, 1973;Behre, 1974;Phillips, 1976;Hall, 1980;Green, 1991;Beaulieu and Reille, 1992;Pons et al, 1992;Whittington, 1994). In Scotland, pollen of Bruckenthalia has been recorded at two sites on the Shetland Isles.…”

Section: Pollen Analysismentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Similarities between these grains and modern type pollen include the sharply demarcated colpi, the distinctive transverse pores and the very dark staining of the grains. However, there is a range in grain-size and a degree of variation in exine thickness, but the Burn of Benholm grains are closer to contemporary pollen of Bruckenthalia spiculifolia than, for example, to Frangula alnus, with which fossil grains of Bruckenthalia may sometimes be confused (Birks and Peglar, 1979;Whittington, 1994). Bruckenthalia pollen has been found at a number of interglacial sites in northwest Europe (e.g.…”

Section: Pollen Analysismentioning

confidence: 97%

“…This confirms the view that the site does not contain an interglacial record; rather, an interstadial episode with summer temperatures around or, more probably, slightly below, those of the present day are indicated by the biostratigraphical data. A distinctive feature of the pollen spectra is the occurrence of a number of grains that resemble Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (the Balkan heath), an exotic shrub that is today confined to peaty sites in the Balkan Mountains of eastern Europe (Whittington, 1994). Similarities between these grains and modern type pollen include the sharply demarcated colpi, the distinctive transverse pores and the very dark staining of the grains.…”

Section: Pollen Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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The glacial and interstadial sediments at the Burn of Benholm, Kincardineshire: evidence for onshore pre-Devensian ice movement in northeast Scotland

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Devensian organic interstadial deposits and ice sheet extent in Buchan, Scotland

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Coope

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J. Quaternary Sci.

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Pre‐Late Devensian organic deposits in the Buchan area of northeast Scotland were investigated for their geomorphological and palaeoecological (pollen, plant macrofossils, coleoptera) properties. Close ecological agreement exists between fossil indicators and allows the inference that the environment in the vicinity of the deposits was a dwarf shrub tundra of the type met today in high latitude areas of Scandinavia and arctic Russia. The latest in a series of radiocarbon dates from the site produced determinations beyond the limits of the method, although the geomorphological and fossil evidence appears to point to an interstadial date within Oxygen Isotope Stages 5a or 5c. The site has special significance for arguments concerning the much‐debated concept of ‘Moraineless Buchan’; indeed, evidence is presented which supports the concept of extensive ice sheet glaciation during the Late Devensian for this crucial geographical area. If Buchan is to be seen as a further casualty amongst other disputed ice‐free enclaves, then a return to earlier models of extensive ice sheet glaciation in the Late Devensian of Scotland would seem to be necessary. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Salisb.) Reichenb. (Ericaceae) in the late quaternary of western Europe

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Middle to Late Devensian glaciation of north‐east Scotland: implications for the north‐eastern quadrant of the last British–Irish ice sheet

Middle to Late Devensian glaciation of north‐east Scotland: implications for the north‐eastern quadrant of the last British–Irish ice sheet

The glacial and interstadial sediments at the Burn of Benholm, Kincardineshire: evidence for onshore pre-Devensian ice movement in northeast Scotland

Devensian organic interstadial deposits and ice sheet extent in Buchan, Scotland

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